Agricultural land use in Taiwan
Taiwan: Agricultural land use was 779,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
779,000 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
146th
of 227 countries
All-time high
923,000 hectares
in 1977
All-time low
779,000 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Taiwan is 779,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Taiwan peaked at 923,000 hectares in 1977 and was at its lowest, 779,000 hectares, in 2023.
Taiwan ranks 146th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 884,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 887,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 890,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 893,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 896,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 899,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 902,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 900,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 915,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 905,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 903,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 899,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 896,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 917,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 917,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 920,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 923,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 918,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 915,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 907,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 900,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 891,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 894,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 892,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 888,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 888,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 886,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 895,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 895,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 890,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 884,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 876,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 875,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 872,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 873,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 872,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 865,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 859,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 855,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 851,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 849,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 847,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 844,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 836,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 833,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 830,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 826,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 822,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 815,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 813,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 808,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 803,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 800,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 799,600 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 796,600 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 794,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 793,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 790,700 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 790,200 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 790,100 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 787,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 780,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 779,000 hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,222 hectares | 884,000 hectares | 915,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 911,300 hectares | 896,000 hectares | 923,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 893,600 hectares | 886,000 hectares | 907,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 872,100 hectares | 855,000 hectares | 890,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 835,300 hectares | 815,000 hectares | 851,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,810 hectares | 790,200 hectares | 813,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,025 hectares | 779,000 hectares | 790,100 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 2.90 million tonnes (2023)
- Per capita meat and fish consumption 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Taiwan?
- Agricultural land use in Taiwan was 779,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 923,000 hectares in 1977.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,000 hectares in 2023.
- How does Taiwan rank for agricultural land use?
- Taiwan ranks 146th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.